Comments on: After the yard sale http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/ Daily tips on how to organize your home and office. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:43:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Unclutterer » Archive » Clearing clutter by evaluating your stuff before a move http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-16984 Unclutterer » Archive » Clearing clutter by evaluating your stuff before a move Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:14:37 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/#comment-16984 [...] Read more of Matt’s moving tips: Resources to help you during a move, To market, to market, We’re downsizing our home, and After the yard sale. [...] [...] Read more of Matt’s moving tips: Resources to help you during a move, To market, to market, We’re downsizing our home, and After the yard sale. [...]

]]> By: Wayne Kerr http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-2563 Wayne Kerr Fri, 31 Aug 2007 06:26:11 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/#comment-2563 We recently moved from a 4 bedroom house to a...a moving truck and eventually an apartment. We knew that we were going to move so in the span of 1.5 years we had 3 garage sales (city ordinance.) We made quite a bit of cash but oh how much less stuff we have. The upside is we didn't move it, the downside is we still have closets full of "stuff." The total impact is unsettling though as we can hardly use any of our closets. I like this site for the unique ideas on how to unclutter yourself and totally support garage sales. We recently moved from a 4 bedroom house to a…a moving truck and eventually an apartment. We knew that we were going to move so in the span of 1.5 years we had 3 garage sales (city ordinance.) We made quite a bit of cash but oh how much less stuff we have. The upside is we didn’t move it, the downside is we still have closets full of “stuff.” The total impact is unsettling though as we can hardly use any of our closets. I like this site for the unique ideas on how to unclutter yourself and totally support garage sales.

]]> By: bibliocephalus http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-2562 bibliocephalus Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:57:59 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/#comment-2562 I had a big sale once where on the last day I instituted the following type of price structure. 1 book= 50 cents or two books for 25 cents. If someone wanted to buy a lamp marked $3, I would tell them they could have it for 1.50 if they picked out some books or plates too. It worked like a charm, and I only had about 2 boxes for the goodwill after. My take on garage sales is: other people are paying you to haul off your crap. I felt the least I could do was make it worth their while! I had a big sale once where on the last day I instituted the following type of price structure. 1 book= 50 cents or two books for 25 cents. If someone wanted to buy a lamp marked $3, I would tell them they could have it for 1.50 if they picked out some books or plates too.

It worked like a charm, and I only had about 2 boxes for the goodwill after.

My take on garage sales is: other people are paying you to haul off your crap. I felt the least I could do was make it worth their while!

]]> By: Cliff http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-2561 Cliff Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:01:25 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/#comment-2561 My yard sale trick is to price everything at either $1, $2, or $5. And leave signs up everywhere that say, "all prices negotiable, especially for package deals." If you remember that the point is to get people to walk away with stuff, then the amount of money that you make needs to simply offset the time and effort (and photocopying the signs) and nothing more. A good time and place to do it is near a college campus at the start of a term. Kids are outfitting their new places and aren't very "good" at uncluttering yet. :) My yard sale trick is to price everything at either $1, $2, or $5. And leave signs up everywhere that say, “all prices negotiable, especially for package deals.” If you remember that the point is to get people to walk away with stuff, then the amount of money that you make needs to simply offset the time and effort (and photocopying the signs) and nothing more.

A good time and place to do it is near a college campus at the start of a term. Kids are outfitting their new places and aren’t very “good” at uncluttering yet. :)

]]> By: Eric http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-2560 Eric Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:53:07 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/#comment-2560 My community does an annual garage sale thingy. Each year, we put out unused/unwanted stuff for free. Good stuff too (to some people). But for me, the real treat is not having it anymore and someone else may be getting use out of it. My community does an annual garage sale thingy. Each year, we put out unused/unwanted stuff for free. Good stuff too (to some people). But for me, the real treat is not having it anymore and someone else may be getting use out of it.

]]> By: Working Mom http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-2559 Working Mom Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:47:36 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/#comment-2559 I intend to have a yard sale shortly and instead of the typical model of pricing each item individually, I am planning on trying a new model. The sale will have a cover charge. For the cover charge, you will get a sack and can take anything you want that will fit into that sack. If it doesnt work, a more traditional model will be instituted! I intend to have a yard sale shortly and instead of the typical model of pricing each item individually, I am planning on trying a new model. The sale will have a cover charge. For the cover charge, you will get a sack and can take anything you want that will fit into that sack. If it doesnt work, a more traditional model will be instituted!

]]> By: Leslie http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-2558 Leslie Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:08:11 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/#comment-2558 We just had a yard sale to keep anything unwanted from coming into our new house in the first place. It was certainly worth it, and I too hope to not accumulate that much stuff for a yard sale again, but unfortunately, I already have another 'yard sale' box started for all the things I find as we are putting away the last of our things from the move. Sigh. We just had a yard sale to keep anything unwanted from coming into our new house in the first place. It was certainly worth it, and I too hope to not accumulate that much stuff for a yard sale again, but unfortunately, I already have another ‘yard sale’ box started for all the things I find as we are putting away the last of our things from the move. Sigh.

]]> By: Kris http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-2557 Kris Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:35:16 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/#comment-2557 Yes, we did this once, too. We had one guy come at 6pm and take everything that was left. I have no clue what he did with it .. but we were thrilled to be rid of it all. Yes, we did this once, too. We had one guy come at 6pm and take everything that was left. I have no clue what he did with it .. but we were thrilled to be rid of it all.

]]> By: rodney http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/comment-page-1/#comment-2556 rodney Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:27:14 +0000 http://development.unclutterer.com/2007/08/14/after-the-yard-sale/#comment-2556 At our yard sale we put up signs early in the afternoon that after 3pm everything would be FREE. I don't know that it brought many more people in, but it sure left us with a lot less to take to Goodwill! :) At our yard sale we put up signs early in the afternoon that after 3pm everything would be FREE. I don’t know that it brought many more people in, but it sure left us with a lot less to take to Goodwill! :)

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